Vehicle-wheel.



H. G. SARBAOH.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APILIOATION rum) AUG. 7, 1911.

1,066,953. Patented July 8, 1913.

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2In a vehicle wheel, the combination, with the inner and outer rim portions, of an endless annular series of approximately U- shaped springs between the rims, each spring having its outer leg connected to the outer rim and its inner leg formed with a shoulder against which the return bend of the next spring rests.

3. In a vehicle wheel, the combination, with the inner and the outer rims, of an endless annular series of U-shaped springs between them, said springs having their inner legs against the main rim and their outer legs against the outer rim, annular plates secured to one rim outside of the springs, and retaining bars extending crosswise of the wheel from one plate to the other and occupying the U-bends of certain springs.

i. In a vehicle wheel, the combination of an inner ring and an outer ring, and resilient driving means disposed between said rings, said means consisting of a series or" approximately U -shaped springs, each spring having the end of its outer leg attached to the outer ring and its inner leg against the inner ring, the inner leg having an intermediate hump against which the bend of the adjacent spring stands, the said inner leg having its portion beyond the hump lying between the adjacent spring and the inner ring.

5. In a vehicle wheel, the combination, with the inner and outer rim portions, of an endless annular series of approximately U- shaped sprin s between the rims, each spring being termed with a shoulder against which the return bend of the next spring rests, annular side plates, and cross rods carried thereby and occupying U-bends of the springs on the opposite side of such bends from the shoulder of the adjacent spring against which the bend rests.

(3. In a vehicle wheel, the combination, with the inner and outer rim portions, of an annular series of approximately U-shape leaf springs between the tworim portions, each spring having its outer leg connected. with the outer rim and having its inner leg bent with a shoulder, the extreme portion of the leg beyond the shoulder bearing against the shoulder of the inner leg of the adj acent spring, two annular plates bridging the space from one rim to the other, and cross bolts connected with said plates and occupying U-bends of the springs.

7. In a vehicle wheel, the combination of an inner portion comprising a hub, spokes and rim, an outer portion comprising a rim with an exterior tread, an annular series of U-shaped springs between the two portions, said springs having their inner legs against the main rim and their outer legs against the outer rim, the U-bend of one spring extending between-the two legs of the adjacent spring, annular side plates secured to one of the rims, and cross bolts extending through the side plates and the U-bends of certain springs.

8. In a vehicle wheel, the combination of an inner rim, two disconnected outer rims side by side, and two annular series of U- shaped springs side by side, each spring having its inner leg bearing against the inner rim and its outer leg against the corresponding outer rim, whereby the two outer rims are independent of each other, the inner leg of each'spring having an intermediate hump against which the return bend of the adjacent spring bears, and a pair of annular side plates overlapping the two rims and secured to the inner rim, and retaining the two sets of springs between them.

9. In a vehicle wheel, the combination of an inner portion comprising a rim, spokes and hub, a pair of annular side plates secured to the said rim, two outer rim port-ions side by side between the side plates, each outer rim portion having an individual tire portion, two series of U-shaped springs side by side between the two side plates, each spring having its inner leg bearing against the inner rim and its outer leg bearing against the respective outer rim, and a series of cross bolts carried by the two annular plates and occupying the U-bends of certain springs, each spring having its inner leg bent to form its shoulder, and the U-bends of the adjacent spring resting against such shoulder.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY G. SARBACH.

W i tnesses Aiannrr H. Barns, BRENNAN 13. WEST.

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